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Bladesman of Antares

64.3% complete
1975
2023
1 time
See 20
1 - Into Hama!
2 - Flutsmen
3 - "That, Notor Prescot, is your problem."
4 - Hamun ham Farthytu, Amak of Paline Valley
5 - Birth of a yokel at the Shrine of Beng Salter
6 - Concerning seven obs and a duel
7 - The Scorpion brings travels and discoveries
8 - Trylon Rees of the Golden Wind-lion-man
9 - "We'll make a Bladesman of you yet!"
10 - Of Chido, Casmas the Deldy, and Radak the Syatra
11 - I sweep the floor in Ruathytu
12 - Affairs of Honour
13 - Amak Hamun upholds his reputation
14 - Jikaida en passant
15 - I buy a slave
16 - The fight in the folly
17 - Espionage
18 - Queen Thyllis outfits Bagor ti Hemlad
19 - Of a big toe and mockery
20 - Skyships and galleons
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13276
 Dray Prescot*
#9 of 52

 Havilfar Cycle
#4 of 6
Havilfar Cycle   See series as if on a bookshelf
The second the Dray Prescot series.

1) Manhounds of Antares
2) Arena of Antares
3) Fliers of Antares
4) Bladesman of Antares
5) Avenger of Antares
6) Armada of Antares
Copyright © 1975 by DAW BOOKS, INC.
No dedication.
All my thoughts centered on Hamal.
May contain spoilers
A breechclout, if you will, Captain - provided it is a scarlet one!"
No comments on file
Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

 

Added: 29-Jul-2022
Last Updated: 18-Sep-2023

Publications

 01-Aug-1975
DAW Books
Mass Market Paperback
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Date Issued:
Cir 01-Aug-1975
Format:
Mass Market Paperback
Cover Price:
$1.25
Pages*:
192
Catalog ID:
UY1188
Read:
Once
Reading(s):
1)   26 Aug 2023 - 2 Sep 2023
Internal ID:
12755
Publisher:
ISBN:
0-879-97188-6
ISBN-13:
978-0-879-97188-5
Printing:
1
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Jack Gaughan  - Cover Artist
CHAMPION OF SCORPIO


The problem with being a spy is that you have to make friends with the enemy to learn anything.  And Dray Prescot, Earthman who had become prince of Vallia, was the kind of man who always stood by his friends.  So in his quest to learn the war secrets of Hamel, empire of the aircraft-makers, Dray found himself not only becoming blade-comrade to some of its greatest warriors but of championing the very life of its cruelly beautiful queen.

And though Dray's devotion to his glorious Vallian princess never flagged, his mission - and his life was perilously balanced upon the razor-edged blades of loyalty versus duty. 
One of the myriad readers writes: "During the years that I have been reading science fiction, I do not believe that I have ever come across a more entertaining, fast-moving series than your Dray Prescot of Antares.  I've read the John Carter novels, the Gorean series, the Lensman series... all of these made good reading but I believe Akers has done the finest job to date.  He has created an almost believable culture and all that goes with it."

- A DAW BOOKS ORIGINAL -


Previous novels in the "Havilfar Cycle" of
the saga of Dray Prescot:
MANHOUNDS OF ANTARES (UY1124 - $1.25)
ARENA OF ANTARES (UY1145 - $1.25)
FLIERS OF ANTARES (UY1165 - $1.25)
And the fabulous first novels are back in print:
TRANSIT TO SCORPIO (UY1169 - $1.25)
THE SUNS OF SCORPIO (UY1191 - $1.25)
Cover:
Book CoverBook Back CoverBook Spine
Notes and Comments:
First Printing, August 1975

First printing based on the number line

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Author(s)

Alan Burt Akers  
Birth: 14 Jan 1921 London, England, UK
Death: 16 Dec 2005

Notes:
Alan Burty Akers is an alias used by Henry Kenneth Bulmer when writing the Dray Prescott series of books.

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  • I try to maintain page numbers for audiobooks even though obviously there aren't any. I do this to keep track of pages read and I try to use the Kindle version page numbers for this.
  • Synopses marked with an asterisk (*) were generated by an AI. There aren't a lot since this is an iffy way to do it - AI seems to make stuff up.
  • When specific publication dates are unknown (ie prefixed with a "Cir"), I try to get the publication date that is closest to the specific printing that I can.
  • When listing chapters, I only list chapters relevant to the story. I will usually leave off Author Notes, Indices, Acknowledgements, etc unless they are relevant to the story or the book is non-fiction.
  • Page numbers on this site are for the end of the main story. I normally do not include appendices, extra material, and other miscellaneous stuff at the end of the book in the page count.






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